Cherry Delight

Cherry Delight Color Option

Bundles of Borders

Quilt tester Jan Ragaller used a packaged collection of 2-1/2"-wide strips in Mint Chip Bali Pop from Hoffman California Fabrics as the starting point for this take on Cherry Delight. She then chose a light batik for most 1-1/2"-wide strips, and a dark batik for the center rectangle, strips for positions 31 and 32, and binding.

Double Up Color Option

Patchwork Strips Tote Bag

For a new look, omit the appliqué and make a great print the feature of Double Up. You can streamline the patchwork prep time by using precut 2-1/2"-wide fabric strips for the remainder of this bag. Cut strips into squares and 4-1/2"-long segments, and you’re ready to sew.

Greet the Morning

Greet the Morning Color Option

Playful Patches Quilt

Need a splashy wall hanging or a kid-size quilt for a gift? Make nine blocks from Greet the Morning, add a plain border with contrasting binding, and you’re finished. Retro prints are from the Fandango collection for Henry Glass & Co.

Circle Around

Circle Around Color Option

Circles and Squares Throw

Quilt tester Jan Ragaller chose a natural color linen look-alike from the Rouenneries collection by French General for Moda Fabrics to highlight sweet pink prints from the Giselle collection by Jessica Gonacha Swift for Red Rooster Fabrics in her version of the fast-to-sew Circle Around quilt.

Take Note

Take Note Color Options

Fabric-Covered Notebooks

Turn a spiral-bound notebook into a carry-along piece of art when you stitch up a new cover. Jessica Levitt shows off more of her Timber collection for Windham Fabrics by layering and stitching these dressed-up, go-everywhere journals.

Close at Hand

Close at Hand Color Options

Wristband Pincushions

“Sunflowers can come in any hue, realistic or imaginary, when you make them,” says designer Roseann Meehan Kermes. Use the felted wool you have on hand. Roseann adds a poly-stuffed wool-felt circle (similar to a yo-yo) in lieu of a purchased button to this array of cheery pincushions.

Photo Op Color Option

Congrats Appliqué Pillow

Snap a photo at their nuptials and present the new couple with a memento of the day. Designer Karen Montgomery incorporated her daughter and son-in-law’s wedding color scheme into her fabric selections to make this version of Photo Op for the couple’s first anniversary celebration.

Sunny Side Up

Sunny Side Up Color Option

Perfectly Placed Triangles

To feature the Jelly Beans collection by Thimbleberries for RJR Fabrics, quilt tester Jan Ragaller used six assorted prints for this quilt. Using allover prints speeds up the cutting and sewing. “Select contrasting prints so the overall patterns are clearly visible,” Jan says.